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strumectomy

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stru⋅mec⋅to⋅my

  [stroo-mek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision of part or all of a goiter.
Origin:
1890–95; strum(a) + -ectomy
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strumectomy stru·mec·to·my (str&oomacr;-měk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of all or a portion of a goitrous tumor.

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